List of prime ministers of Mauritius

Five people have served as Prime Minister of Mauritius since the office was established in 1968, when independence from the United Kingdom was proclaimed. Additionally, one person has served as Chief Minister of Mauritius, the preceding office which existed from 1961 to 1968, while Mauritius still was a British crown colony.^[1]^[2]

List of officeholders

Political parties

Labour Party (Parti Travailliste) (PTR)

Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM)

Militant Socialist Movement (MSM)

Chief Minister of Mauritius

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party
1		Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (1900–1985)	1959	26 September 1961	21 October 1963	6 years, 168 days	PTR
1		Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (1900–1985)	1963	21 October 1963	12 March 1968	6 years, 168 days	PTR

Prime Ministers of Mauritius

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party	Alliance
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Alliance
1		Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (1900–1985)	1967	12 March 1968	23 December 1976	14 years, 110 days	PTR	Parti de l'Indépendance PTR–IFB–CAM^[3]
1		Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (1900–1985)	1976	23 December 1976	30 June 1982	14 years, 110 days	PTR	PTR–CAM–PMSD^[4]
2		Sir Anerood Jugnauth (1930–2021)	1982	30 June 1982	21 August 1983	13 years, 173 days	MMM	MMM–PSM^[5]
(2)			1983	21 August 1983	30 August 1987		MSM	Union MSM–PTR–PMSD^[6]^[7]
			1987	30 August 1987	15 September 1991			MSM–PTR^[8]
			1991	15 September 1991	20 December 1995			MSM–MMM^[9]
3		Dr. Navin Ramgoolam (born 1947)	1995	15 December 1995	11 September 2000	4 years, 271 days	PTR	PTR–MMM^[10]
(2)		Sir Anerood Jugnauth (1930–2021)	2000	12 September 2000	30 September 2003	3 years, 18 days	MSM	MSM–MMM^[11]
4		Paul Bérenger (born 1945)	—	30 September 2003	5 July 2005	1 year, 278 days	MMM	MSM–MMM
(3)		Dr. Navin Ramgoolam (born 1947)	2005	5 July 2005	5 May 2010	9 years, 165 days	PTR	Alliance Sociale PTR–PMXD–VF–MR–MMSM^[12]
(3)		Dr. Navin Ramgoolam (born 1947)	2010	5 May 2010	17 December 2014	9 years, 165 days	PTR	Alliance de L'Avenir PTR–PMSD–MSM^[13]
(2)		Sir Anerood Jugnauth (1930–2021)	2014	17 December 2014	23 January 2017	2 years, 37 days	MSM	Alliance Lepep MSM–PMSD–ML^[14]
5		Pravind Jugnauth (born 1961)	—	23 January 2017	7 November 2019	7 years, 295 days	MSM	MSM–ML
5		Pravind Jugnauth (born 1961)	2019	7 November 2019	13 November 2024	7 years, 295 days	MSM	Alliance Lepep MSM–ML–MAG–PM^[15]
(3)		Dr. Navin Ramgoolam (born 1947)	2024	13 November 2024^[16]	Incumbent	45 days	PTR	Alliance du Changement PTR–MMM–ND–ReA

Timeline

Rank by time in office

Rank	Prime Ministers	Time in office
1	Sir Anerood Jugnauth	18 years, 225 days
2	Dr. Navin Ramgoolam	14 years, 117 days
3	Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam	14 years, 110 days
4	Pravind Jugnauth	7 years, 295 days
5	Paul Bérenger	1 year, 279 days

References

^ "Mauritius". Worldsstatesmen.org. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
^ "Prime Ministers". Rulers.org. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
^ "Results of 1967 elections" (PDF).
^ "Results of 1976 elections" (PDF).
^ "Results of 1982 elections" (PDF).
^ "Results of 1983 elections" (PDF).
^ "Il y a 34 ans, le 22 août 1983: Le MMM éclipsé aux élections générales 22-August-2017". L'Express. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
^ "Results of 1987 elections" (PDF).
^ "Results of 1991 elections" (PDF).
^ "Results of 1995 elections" (PDF).
^ "Results of 2000 elections" (PDF).
^ "Results of 2005 elections" (PDF).
^ "Results of 2010 elections" (PDF).
^ "Results of 2014 elections" (PDF).
^ "Results of 2019 elections" (PDF).)
^ Anganan, Villen. "Mauritius opposition leader Ramgoolam sworn in as PM after election rout". Reuters. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

[WSM-1] "Mauritius". Worldsstatesmen.org. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.

[rul-2] "Prime Ministers". Rulers.org. Retrieved 23 January 2013.

[3] "Results of 1967 elections" (PDF).

[4] "Results of 1976 elections" (PDF).

[5] "Results of 1982 elections" (PDF).

[6] "Results of 1983 elections" (PDF).

[7] "Il y a 34 ans, le 22 août 1983: Le MMM éclipsé aux élections générales 22-August-2017". L'Express. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

[8] "Results of 1987 elections" (PDF).

[9] "Results of 1991 elections" (PDF).

[10] "Results of 1995 elections" (PDF).

[11] "Results of 2000 elections" (PDF).

[12] "Results of 2005 elections" (PDF).

[13] "Results of 2010 elections" (PDF).

[14] "Results of 2014 elections" (PDF).

[15] "Results of 2019 elections" (PDF).)

[16] Anganan, Villen. "Mauritius opposition leader Ramgoolam sworn in as PM after election rout". Reuters. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

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v t e Prime ministers of Mauritius (list)
British Mauritius Chief Minister	Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (1961–1968)
Mauritius (1968–1992)	Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (1968–1982) Sir Anerood Jugnauth (1982–1992)
Republic of Mauritius	Sir Anerood Jugnauth (1992–1995) Dr. Navin Ramgoolam (1995–2000) Sir Anerood Jugnauth (2000–2003) Paul Bérenger (2003–2005) Dr. Navin Ramgoolam (2005–2014) Sir Anerood Jugnauth (2014–2017) Pravind Jugnauth (2017–2024) Navin Ramgoolam (2024)
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